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54 (Untitled)
96 35 Shots of Rum
56 Adam
72 Adela
39 Adventures of Power
78 Afghan Star
61 After the Storm
66 Afterschool
xx All the Best
58 American Casino
72 Amreeka
48 Antichrist
72 Araya
62 Art & Copy
55 As Seen Through These Eyes
76 Baader Meinhof Complex, The
86 Beaches of Agnes, The
13 Beautiful Life, A
70 Beeswax
35 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
71 Big Fan
66 Black Dynamite
51 Blind Date
xx Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly
76 Bliss
35 Blue Tooth Virgin, The
27 Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, The
57 Boys Are Back, The
45 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
81 Bright Star
70 Bronson
45 Burning Plain, The
xx Carriers
55 Casi Divas
57 Chelsea on the Rocks
62 Cloud 9
65 Coco Before Chanel
69 Cold Souls
xx Collapse
44 Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
82 Cove, The
75 Crude
82 Damned United, The
67 Departures
xx Dil Bole Hadippa
71 Disgrace
xx Do Knot Disturb
70 Earth Days
24 Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat
84 Education, An
xx Eulogy for a Vampire
xx Everyone Else
xx Fatal Promises
56 Fifty Dead Men Walking
62 Five Minutes of Heaven
74 Flame & Citron
49 Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution
80 Food, Inc.
28 Free Style
xx From Mexico with Love
50 Fuel
30 Gentlemen Broncos
50 Give Me Your Hand
58 Gogol Bordello Non-Stop
72 Good Hair
89 Goodbye Solo
52 Grace
64 Harmony and Me
81 Headless Woman, The
xx Heretics, The
67 Horse Boy, The
73 House of the Devil, The
xx How to Seduce Difficult Women
74 Humpday
94 Hurt Locker, The
29 I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
16 If One Thing Matters: A Film About Wolfgang Tillmans
75 In Search of Beethoven
83 In the Loop
61 Intimate Enemies
42 Irene in Time
70 It Might Get Loud
46 Killing Kasztner
19 Labor Day
xx Laila's Birthday
41 Little Ashes
41 Little Traitor, The
66 Liverpool
33 Looking for Palladin
80 Lorna's Silence
85 Maid, The
xx Ministers, The
59 More Than a Game
67 Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, The
34 Motherhood
62 My One and Only
xx Mystery Team
49 New York, I Love You
73 Night and Day
66 No Impact Man
49 Ong Bak 2: The Beginning
34 Other Man, The
xx Painter Sam Francis, The
54 Paper Heart
xx Paradise
68 Paranormal Activity
68 Paris
44 Peter and Vandy
35 Play the Game
xx Pretty Ugly People
65 Providence Effect, The
76 Rembrandt's J'accuse
69 September Issue, The
79 Serious Man, A
40 Shrink
56 Skin
77 Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake, A
xx Skiptracers
xx Splinterheads
39 St. Trinian's
89 Still Walking
50 Stoning of Soraya M., The
55 Storm
65 Tetro
76 That Evening Sun
72 Thirst
xx Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D (re-release)
61 Trucker
xx Turning Green
83 U2 3D
66 Unmade Beds
66 Unmistaken Child
70 Visual Acoustics
55 Walt & El Grupo
67 Way We Get By, The
69 We Live in Public
62 Wedding Song, The
64 Where is Where?
xx White on Rice
74 Woman in Berlin, A
69 World's Greatest Dad
70 Yes Men Fix the World
69 Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
xx You, the Living

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed movies.

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Best Movies of 2008

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2008 Awards & Nominations
2008 Critic Top Ten Lists

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The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2007 are (with number of wins in parentheses): WALL-E (14.5)Slumdog Millionaire (12.5), Milk(6), The Dark Knight (6), A Christmas Tale (5), Rachel Getting Married (4), Synecdoche, New York (3), Waltz with Bashir (3), Wendy and Lucy (3), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2), Frozen River (2), The Wrestler (2), The Visitor (2), Happy-Go-Lucky (2), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (1), Iron Man (1), Frost Nixon (1), Gran Torino (1), Ballast (1), Man on Wire (1), Tell No One (1), 4 Month, 3 Days and 2 Weeks (1), Defiance (1)
Let the Right One In (1), The Fall (1), Young@Heart (1), Revolutionary Road (1), Encounters at the End of the World (1), Flight of the Red Balloon (1), Still Life (0.5)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2008
1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 97
2. WALL-E 93
3. Class, The 92
4. Waltz with Bashir 91
5. Man on Wire 89
6. Slumdog Millionaire 86
7. Flight of the Red Balloon, The 86
8. Edge of Heaven, The 85
9. Alexandra 85
10. Christmas Tale, A 84
11. My Winnipeg 84
12. Up the Yangtze 84
13. Milk 84
14. Momma's Man 84
15. Ballast 84
16. Happy-Go-Lucky 84
17. Secret of the Grain, The 83
18. Chop Shop 83
19. Paranoid Park 83
20. U2 3D 83

 

Best Movies of 2007

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2007 Awards & Nominations
2007 Critic Top Ten Lists

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The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2007 are (with number of wins in parentheses): No Country for Old Men (21)There Will Be Blood (13), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (9.5), Atonement (4), I'm Not There (4), The Assassination of Jesse James (3), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (3), Michael Clayton (3), 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2), Juno (3), The Lives of Others (2), Once (2), Ratatouille (2), Zodiac (2), The Savages (1.5), 12:08 East of Bucharest (1), Across the Universe (1), Bamako (1), The Bourne Ultimatum (1), Breach (1), Children of Men (1), Eastern Promises (1), Into the Wild (1)
Knocked Up (1), Waitress (1), No End in Sight (1), Southland Tales (1), Syndromes And A Century (1), Adam's Apple (0.5), Absolute Wilson (0.5), Casa de Lava (0.33), Colossal Youth (0.33), Where Lies Your Hidden Smile (0.33)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2007
1. Ratatouille 96
2. Killer of Sheep 94
3. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The 92
4. There Will Be Blood 92
5. No Country for Old Men 91
6. Persepolis 90
7. No End in Sight 89
8. Once 88
9. Away from Her 88
10. This Is England 86
11. Bourne Ultimatum, The 85
12. Savages, The 85
13. Offside 85
14. Knocked Up 85
15. Atonement 85
16. Host, The 85
17. In the Shadow of the Moon 84
18. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 84
19. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The 83
20. Triad Election 83

 

Best Movies of 2006

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2006 Awards & Nominations
2006 Critic Top Ten Lists

The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2006 are (with number of wins in parentheses): United 93 (10), The Departed (9), Army of Shadows (7), Pan's Labyrinth (7), Letters from Iwo Jima (6.5), Children of Men (5), Babel (4), The Queen (4), Flags of our Fathers (3.5), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (3), The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2), Little Children (2), V for Vendetta (2), Casino Royale (1), Climates (1), Dreamgirls (1), Happy Feet (1), Inland Empire (1), Little Miss Sunshine (1), A Prairie Home Companion (1), Quinceanera (1), Shortbus (1), Cafe Lumiere (0.5), Three Times (0.5)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2006
1. Army of Shadows 99
2. Pan's Labyrinth 98
3. Queen, The 91
4. United 93 90
5. Lives of Others, The 89
6. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 89
7. Letters from Iwo Jima 89
8. Overlord 88
9. L'Enfant (The Child) 87
10. Fateless 87
11. Deliver Us from Evil 86
12. Our Daily Bread 86
13. Departed, The 86
14. Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film 86
15. Half Nelson 85
16. Street Fight 85
17. Neil Young: Heart of Gold 85
18. Children of Men 84
19. 49 UP 84
20. Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The 84

 

Best Movies of 2005

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2005 Awards & Nominations
2005 Critic Top Ten Lists

The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2005 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Brokeback Mountain (15), A History Of Violence (8), Capote (4), Crash (4), The Squid And The Whale (4), King Kong (3), Munich (3), The Best of Youth (2.5), Caché (2), Good Night, and Good Luck. (2), Kings and Queen (2), Mysterious Skin (2), 2046 (1), Black (1), Café Lumière (1), The Century Of The Self (1), Grizzly Man (1), Head-On (1), Hustle & Flow (1), Jarhead (1), Junebug (1), Kung Fu Hustle (1), Murderball (1), The New World (1), Oldboy (1), Pride & Prejudice (1), Saraband (1), The Sea Inside (1), Walk The Line (1), The White Diamond (1), The World (1), Duma (0.5)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2005
1. Best of Youth, The 89
2. Capote 88
3. Nobody Knows 88
4. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 87
5. Brokeback Mountain 87
6. Murderball 87
7. Grizzly Man 87
8. Turtles Can Fly 85
9. Intruder, The 85
10. Darwin's Nightmare 84
11. Kings and Queen 84
12. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride 83
13. Cache (Hidden) 83
14. White Diamond, The 83
15. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 82
16. Duma 82
17. Constant Gardener, The 82
18. Memories of Murder 82
19. Pride & Prejudice 82
20. Squid and the Whale, The 82

 

Best Movies of 2004

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2004 Awards & Nominations
2004 Critic Top Ten Lists

 

The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2004 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Sideways (26), Million Dollar Baby (7), Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (5), The Aviator (4), Before Sunset (3), Bad Education (2), House Of Flying Daggers (2), Notre Musique (1.5), Star Spangled To Death (1.5), The Assassination Of Richard Nixon (1), The Big Red One (1), Dogville (1), Finding Neverland (1), Hero (1), I Heart Huckabees (1), The Incredibles (1), Maria Full Of Grace (1), Tarnation (1), A Very Long Engagement (1), Zero Day (1)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2004
1. Sideways 94
2. Moolaadé 91
3. Incredibles, The 90
4. Before Sunset 90
5. House of Flying Daggers 89
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 89
7. Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut 88
8. Maria Full of Grace 87
9. Tarnation 87
10. Million Dollar Baby 86
11. Los Angeles Plays Itself 85
12. Festival Express 85
13. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 85
14. Since Otar Left 85
15. Distant 84
16. Hero 84
17. Springtime in a Small Town 84
18. Osama 83
19. Spider-Man 2 83
20. Kill Bill: Volume 2 83

 

Best Movies of 2003

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2003 Awards & Nominations
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The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2003 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (22), Lost In Translation (14), American Splendor (7), Mystic River (5), Cold Mountain (2), Finding Nemo (2), In America (2), Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2), Spider (2), Blue Car (1), The Fog Of War (1), Gerry (1), House Of Fools (1), In The Cut (1), Love and Diane (1), Medea (1), Monster (1), Pirates Of The Caribbean (1), Platform (1), 25th Hour (0.5), Crimson Gold (0.5)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2003
1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The 94
2. Triplets of Belleville, The 91
3. American Splendor 90
4. Capturing the Friedmans 90
5. Lost in Translation 89
6. Finding Nemo 89
7. Fog of War, The 87
8. Marooned in Iraq 86
9. To Be and to Have 86
10. Ten 86
11. Son, The 86
12. Sweet Sixteen 86
13. Love & Diane 85
14. Last Letter, The 85
15. Man Without a Past, The 84
16. Bus 174 84
17. Mystic River 84
18. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary 84
19. Raising Victor Vargas 83
20. Magdalene Sisters, The 83

 

Best Movies of 2002

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The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2002 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Far From Heaven (8.5), The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers (5), The Pianist (5), Talk to Her (4.5), Y Tu Mama Tambien (3.5), About Schmidt (3), Adaptation (3), Chicago (3), Spirited Away (2.5), The Hours (2), Bloody Sunday (1.5), Dahmer (1), Domestic Violence (1), Gangs of New York (1), Ivansxtc (1), Minority Report (1), Rabbit-Proof Fence (1), We Were Soldiers (1), and The Good Girl (0.5).

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2002
1. Spirited Away 94
2. Amadeus: Director's Cut 93
3. Fast Runner, The 91
4. Bloody Sunday 90
5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The 88
6. Time Out 88
7. Y Tu Mamá También 88
8. I'm Going Home 86
9. Russian Ark 86
10. Talk to Her 86
11. Pianist, The 85
12. About Schmidt 85
13. Domestic Violence 85
14. Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience 85
15. 24 Hour Party People 85
16. Cinema Paradiso: The Director's Cut 84
17. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 84
18. Far from Heaven 84
19. Quiet American, The 84
20. Pinochet Case, The 84

 

Best Movies of 2001

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The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2001 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Mulholland Drive (10.5), Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (6), Memento (5.5), A Beautiful Mind (3), In The Bedroom (3), Moulin Rouge (3), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2), Apocalypse Now Redux (2), The Royal Tenenbaums (2), The Circle (1), In The Mood For Love (1), Kandahar (1), L.I.E. (1), Monster's Ball (1), Shrek (1), Time Out (1), Werckmeister Harmonies (1)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2001
1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The 92
2. Werckmeister Harmonies 92
3. My Voyage to Italy 90
4. Apocalypse Now Redux 90
5. Gosford Park 90
6. Ghost World 88
7. Band of Outsiders 88
8. In the Bedroom 86
9. Under the Sand 86
10. Children Underground 85
11. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The 85
12. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 85
13. In the Mood for Love 85
14. Circle, The 85
15. Lantana 84
16. No Man's Land 84
17. Shrek 84
18. Day I Became a Woman, The 84
19. Together 84
20. Fighter 83

 

Best Movies of 2000

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The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2000
1. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The 93
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 93
3. Yi Yi (A One and a Two) 92
4. Beau Travail 91
5. Almost Famous 90
6. Chicken Run 88
7. Wind Will Carry Us, The 86
8. Traffic 86
9. Before Night Falls 85
10. You Can Count On Me 85
11. Sound and Fury 85
12. Paragraph 175 85
13. Calle 54 84
14. Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen, The 82
15. Dream of Light, The 82
16. One Day in September 82
17. Filth and the Fury, The 82
18. George Washington 81
19. Blood Simple: The Director's Cut 81
20. I'm The One That I Want 81

 

 

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